Boy Who Draws Buildings, The

Synopsis

Although autistic, Stephen Wiltshire could at age 6 draw buildings in perspective. At 12, Sir Hugh Casson called him ‘probably the best child artist in Britain’. At 16 he is a successful artist, with his own commercial agent and three books of drawings to his name. Asks what his success has done for him and his condition.

Series

Qed, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

Year of production

1991

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC1 on 13/2/91.

Subjects

Medical sciences

Keywords

autism; psychological disorders

Credits

Producer

Tony Edwards

Contributor

David Filkin

Cast

Anthony Clare

Sponsor

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’